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Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs

Seven atypical antipsychotic drugs are currently approved in the United States:

Clozapine (Clozaril)
Risperidone (Risperdal)
Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
Quetiapine (Seroquel)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
Ziprasidone (Geodon)
Paliperidone (Invega)

Clozapine was the first atypical drug approved (in 1989), and paliperodine the most recent approved (in 2007). Clozapine appears to have more side effects than the other atypical antipsychotics. Most of these drugs come in pill form, b...

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FDA Warns Doctors Antipsychotics Risky for Elderly

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Schizophrenia: Treatment

...perphenazine (Trilafon), thioridazine (Mellaril), mesoridazine (Serentil), trifluoperazine (Stelazine), and fluphenazine (Prolixin). Side effects involving the nerves and muscle movement and... Read more »

Phenothiazine overdose

...Poisonous Ingredient Acetophenazine Chlorpromazine Chlorprothixene Clozapine Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Mesoridazine Molindone ... Read more »

Tardive dyskinesia

...commonly used neuroleptics areolder anti-psychotic drugs, including haloperidol, trifluoperazine, or fluphenazine. Read more »

Drugs that may cause impotence

... Desipramine (Norpramin) Diazepam (Valium) Doxepin (Sinequan) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Fluphenazine (Prolixin) Imipramine (Tofranil) Lorazepam (Ativan) Meprobamate... Read more »

Fanconi's anemia

...physician (see below). Prior to bone marrow transplantation, androgen therapy (oxymetholone, nandrolone decanoate) combined with low doses of steroids (hydrocortisone, prednisone) was the... Read more »

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